Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. neuromuscular disorders
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. neuromuscular disorders

Preferred term

neuromuscular disorders

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A general term encompassing lower motor neuron disease; peripheral nervous system diseases; and certain muscular diseases. Manifestations include muscle weakness; fasciculation; muscle atrophy; spasm; myokymia; muscle hypertonia, myalgias, and muscle hypotonia.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • neuromuscular diseases

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/205276

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 9/11/13, last modified 5/31/17